Ray Powell
[edit] Biography
Ray Powell (Raymond Raeth Powell) was born on November 20, 1888 in Siloam Springs, Arkansas. He made his Major League debut on April 16, 1913 for the Detroit Tigers. In 1917, his rookie year, he hit .272 with 4 home runs and 30 RBI. Powell played for the Detroit Tigers and Boston Braves over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that Ray Powell's best season was 1921, when he hit for a .306 average and knocked in 74 runs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] Batting Stats
| 1913
| DET
| A
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| 88
| 357
| 42
| 97
| 4
| 30
| .272
| .318
| .356
| 10
| 4
| 24
| 54
| 0
| 7
| 12
| 0
| 0
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| 53
| 188
| 31
| 40
| 0
| 20
| .213
| .321
| .303
| 7
| 5
| 29
| 30
| 1
| 4
| 2
| 0
| 0
|
| 1919
| BOS
| N
| 123
| 470
| 51
| 111
| 2
| 33
| .236
| .303
| .326
| 12
| 12
| 41
| 79
| 4
| 11
| 16
| 0
| 0
|
| 1920
| BOS
| N
| 147
| 609
| 69
| 137
| 6
| 29
| .225
| .282
| .314
| 12
| 12
| 44
| 83
| 4
| 9
| 10
| 0
| 0
|
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| 149
| 624
| 114
| 191
| 12
| 74
| .306
| .369
| .462
| 25
| 18
| 58
| 85
| 4
| 13
| 6
| 0
| 0
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| 142
| 550
| 82
| 163
| 6
| 37
| .296
| .369
| .409
| 22
| 11
| 59
| 66
| 4
| 6
| 3
| 0
| 2
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| 97
| 338
| 57
| 102
| 4
| 38
| .302
| .385
| .420
| 20
| 4
| 45
| 36
| 1
| 11
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| 74
| 188
| 21
| 49
| 1
| 15
| .261
| .338
| .335
| 9
| 1
| 21
| 28
| 1
| 3
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
| NL
|
| 873
| 3324
| 467
| 890
| 35
| 276
| .268
| .336
| .375
| 117
| 67
| 321
| 461
| 19
| 64
| 51
| 0
| 2
|
| Total
| AL
|
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
| .000
| .000
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| Total
|
|
| 875
| 3324
| 467
| 890
| 35
| 276
| .268
| .336
| .375
| 117
| 67
| 321
| 461
| 19
| 64
| 51
| 0
| 2
|
[edit] Fielding Stats
| 1913
| DET
| A
| OF
| 1
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .000
|
| 1917
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 88
| 0
| 0
| 231
| 14
| 6
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .976
|
| 1918
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 53
| 0
| 0
| 121
| 8
| 7
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .949
|
| 1919
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 122
| 0
| 0
| 213
| 21
| 12
| 7
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .951
|
| 1920
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 147
| 0
| 0
| 370
| 25
| 18
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .956
|
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 149
| 0
| 0
| 377
| 21
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1921
| BOS
| N
| CF
| 149
| 148
| 9
| 377
| 21
| 19
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .954
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 136
| 135
| 556.1
| 377
| 18
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1922
| BOS
| N
| CF
| 136
| 135
| 556.1
| 377
| 18
| 8
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .980
|
| 1923
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 84
| 0
| 0
| 214
| 8
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .941
|
| 1924
| BOS
| N
| OF
| 46
| 0
| 0
| 117
| 9
| 7
| 3
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .947
|
| Total
|
|
| OF
| 826
| 283
| 565.1
| 2020
| 124
| 91
| 24
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .959
|
| Total
|
|
| CF
| 285
| 283
| 565.1
| 754
| 39
| 27
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| .967
|
[edit] Transactions
- Sold by Providence (International) to Boston Braves with Wally Rehg (July 10, 1917).
- Traded by Boston Braves with Hod Ford to Philadelphia Phillies in exchange for Cotton Tierney (December 15, 1923); Ray Powell refused to report to Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves sent cash (December 15, 1923) to complete trade.
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